Wood River
Blaine County ducks through rash of bat bites
HAILEY — Many Wood River Valley residents are proud to call former “Batman” actor Adam West their friend and neighbor.
Sep 02, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
State honors Hailey patriot
HAILEY — Maggie Springer has never set foot in boot camp or served with U.S. forces in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Sep 01, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
Birth rate falls; possible effect of sour economy
The U.S. birthrate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birthrate also set a record: lowest in a century.
Aug 28, 2010 | 1:20 am | (0) Comments
Woman seeks home for exhibit about Ketchum's past
KETCHUM — Mary Jane Griffith Conger was looking at historical kiosks in the Gold Rush town of Jacksonville, Ore., when inspiration hit her.
Aug 26, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
Mountain Rides to run commuter route itself
KETCHUM — Twin Falls commuters who’d like to take the bus to work in the Wood River Valley will have to wait a little longer.
Aug 24, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
Former Treasury Secretary Paulson dishes in S.V.
SUN VALLEY — Faced with the worst financial collapse since the Great Depression, former U.S. Treasury secretary Henry Paulson said he felt as if he were using duct tape and baling wire to try to staunch the nation’s economic hemorrhage.
Aug 24, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
Idaho first lady Lori Otter signs children's books in Sun Valley
SUN VALLEY — Idaho first lady Lori Otter may run among the state’s power players in Boise now, but she hasn’t forgotten the role Sun Valley played in her early life.
Aug 23, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
On the campaign trail, specifics are sometimes rare
For politicos, the rules for campaign season are this: Stay on message, don’t make impossible promises, and avoid statements that might unnecessarily alienate potential swing voters.
Aug 21, 2010 | 1:20 am | (0) Comments
Academy trains police to handle domestic violence
At Idaho’s police academy in Meridian, officers-in-training learn exactly what kind of dangers and frustrations their new job will entail.
Aug 21, 2010 | 1:20 am | (0) Comments
BLM ramps up safety requirements for off-road races
Some rules are written in blood. As much applies to Friday’s announcement that the Bureau of Land Management will more closely evaluate permits issued for off-road races on public land.
Aug 21, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
Blaine Co. assessed values drop more than 10 percent
HAILEY — Across the country, residential and business property values have slid, and south-central Idaho is no exception.
Aug 20, 2010 | 1:15 am | (0) Comments
Bellevue man charged with DUI after chase
HAILEY — Stephen Kolp, 50, of Bellevue, has been charged with excessive driving under the influence after allegedly driving dangerously and at high rates of speed in Blaine County on Aug. 6.
Aug 14, 2010 | 1:10 am | (0) Comments
Support for gas pipeline evaporates over agreement with WWP
ELKO, Nev. — A multicounty coalition is demanding that El Paso Corp. back out of an agreement the natural-gas giant struck with two environmental organizations regarding a pipeline proposed to run across four western states.
Aug 14, 2010 | 1:05 am | (0) Comments
755-acre fire continues to burn near Fairfield
The Deer Park Fire continued to burn Friday in rough terrain that limited firefighting efforts, and nearby areas of the Sawtooth National Forest remain closed to hikers and campers.
Aug 14, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
S.V. concertmaster builds own plane for summer-series travel
SUN VALLEY — Jeremy Constant says his life’s work as a violinist and concertmaster shares common ground with his hobby of flying.
Aug 13, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
T.F. school serves as gathering point for firefighters called to battle M.V. blaze
The lush green lawn and healthy trees of Twin Falls’ Vera C. O’Leary Middle School grounds have provided a welcome change this week for wildland firefighters used to dry grass, sage and charred juniper.
Aug 11, 2010 | 11:15 am | (0) Comments
Blaine County Fair: a summer ritual
CAREY — As a third-generation 4-H-er, Amanda Kumiko Kent can attest to the value of those summer rituals known as county fairs.
Aug 09, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments
ESA restrictions on wolves hinge on Wyoming
The rhetorical salvos across three Western states have increased since Thursday, when a federal judge returned endangered-species protections to wolf populations in the Northern Rockies.
Aug 07, 2010 | 1:20 am | (0) Comments
UPDATE: New fires cover more than 20,000 acres
New fires started today by either lightning or human activity have collectively burned more than 20,000 acres as of 9 p.m., according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Aug 06, 2010 | 9:30 pm | (0) Comments
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